The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-16
The Editors Thin k the Revelations Will Re-
tire General Boulanger to Private Life,
While officials Take an Opposite View.
Gossip and Speculation as to the Man
Who Will Succeed Lord Salisbury.
Secretary Balfour Will Begin the Work Of
SURPRISING the Irish League by Sum-
mary Removal Of Dublin Castle Officials.
THE FRENCH SCANDAL.

How It Is View ed by Official Circles and
Newspapers in the German Capital.
&c opyrieht 1887 by the New York Associated Press
BERLIN, Oct 15-The French military scan
DIAL occupies the attention of both public and Of
fetal circles 1t IS impossible to deny that the
revelations crafty German sentiment toward
France. chiefly because of the disclosures of in
ternal disorders and of corruption and discord
in high places, which help to thwart revanchist
designs and tend toward abating
vanche rancors. General Bonlaneer's conduct is
especially condemned by the whole press His
actio n is revolving TO German ideas of army dis
cipline, the strictess snbordination being re-
quired of all German officers, from the highest to
the lowest. The North German Gazette, COM
menting on the affair from official point of
view, declares that Boulanger's open breach of
discipline has brought matters to acute
crisis, and left General Ferron. the War Minis
ter, no altern alive but the Immediate punish
ment of the offender.
The National Gazette considers Boulangsrs
role played out, and says he must retire with
the faint Of Caffarel and. Lmousin about him.
He may place his sword it says. at the disposal
Of radical revolution. but if he is not better
tactician the battle field than in party
fare. his supporters have little to hope from
him.
The Tageblatt says: According to German
ideas, it is inconceivable how such a can
continue for moment to hold the responsible
post of commanding officer"
The Vossische Zeitung says mo ambitious
man ever before dug his own grave Boul-
anger has done His days of hope and glory are
gone"
This consensus of newspaper opinion is not
quite shared by the official circle. where the
surgence of Boulanger as the military leader of
fhn cd Nnto and onchyu fS fc data hn
certain ultimate issue OF the warfare of parties.
General Boulanger's innocence of anything but
indiscretion is accepted here as unassalable.
The North German Gazette expresses distinct-
ly the official conception of the whole affair in
saying that events are proving clearly how great
part ,c'itics and party will play in General
mark Is borne out by private advices from Paris
that NJ. Ferry is the wire-puller of all the reve-
involving General Csffarel and General a'Aud.
Ian. and worked them up to enmesh Gen.
Boulanger and NJ. Wilson. and thus lead to the
downfall OF General Boulanger. the resignation
of President Grevy, and the advent of NJ Ferry.
While condemning the intrigue, Germans havl
confidence in the prudence of M. Fercy's for
eign policy. and would welcome the return of a
Ferry Ministry.
An inspired article in the Post refers to the 50
party cabals as repulsve phenomena. and says
that serious results may be felt throughout
Europe if the company of adventurers which,
under the mask of radicalism, fatterS the
popular passions Of the French, proves victor
lous. Baron Bre1tneyer, VINO Is fmpilcated IN
tie affair, is Bavaran. The French papers
allege that he is a German spy, but
he is known to the German authorities
French spy, and tried in Munich. in
1882. on the charge OF treason and of being a
spy in the French service. His accomplice was
a Dutch Journalist named Reeser. who styled
himself Baron Graillet. Both were found guilty
and sentenced to one years imprisonment.
After they had served their sentences they were
expelled from German. Kreitmeyer, since then,
has been an adventnrer in Paris.
German
is the tendency OF the sympathy for the French
people. The Vossischs Zeitung claims for the
French, national qualities, morality. sobriety,
and industry. and says that it would be unjust
to hold them responsible for a vicious social
excrescsnce. The republic, it says, born in the
soil of the empire, has been obliged TO live with
moral plaques inherited from the empire, but
will yet find force within itself to get rid OF
these traces Of imperial corruption.